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XVII. The next meeting is then fixed for Tuesday, May 19th, at 
3 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur, 
The Meeting terminates at 2 p.m. 
II. C. E. ZACHARIAS, 
Secretary. 
KUALA SELANGOR DISTRICT PLANTERS’ 
ASSOCIATION. 
Second Animal Report for the year ending February 29th, 190S. 
Gentleman, 
Your Committee have pleasure in submitting to you the second 
annual report on the working of your association. 
Meetings . — During the year four general and three special 
general meetings were held. The attendance was, on the whole, 
good, but owing to the considerable distances which separate most 
of the estates in the district, it is no easy matter to obtain through 
representations at all meetings. 
Membership. — This now consists of 26 estates as against 24 for 
the preceding year. 
Constitution . — The constitution of your association has had to 
be somewhat altered owing to the dissolution of the U. P. A., and the 
establishment of the P. A. M. in its place. Delegates have been 
appointed to the latter association in precisely the same manner in which 
they were to the former. 
Labour . — The number of Tamil coolies, at present employed on 
Estates in the district is, as far as can be ascertained, 5284'. Owing 
to the depression in the rubber industry during the latter half of the 
year, opening work was much curtailed and the anticipated increase of 
population was not fully realised. 
Communications . — Motor bus and telephone services have been 
established in the district. It is a matter for congratulation that your 
association has been mainly instrumental in obtaining this concession 
from Government. The bridge across the river at Klang is in course 
of construction and when this is completed it will still further facilitate 
our communications with the outside world. Government has been 
approached with a view to the establishment of Post Offices at Jeram 
and Batang Berjuntai but in both instances they have been refused. 
Your committee has reason to believe that steps are being taken to 
establish a P. O. at Kapar, which is a step in the right direction, but it 
is to be hoped that during the coming year something may be done for 
those residing on the Rawang Road. 
Hospitals . — The building of estate hospitals has been insisted on 
by Government and all the estates in the district have therefore been 
divided into groups, for each of which a hospital is being erected. It was 
